# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=252 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 253 --- ## [China Conquers US. Do you fight back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-conquers-us-do-you-fight-back/944493)
**Author:** [@oldoaktree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldoaktree)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-conquers-us-do-you-fight-back/944493 "2021-06-19T12:45:24Z")
China has some space lasers or something, the US government signs an unconditional surrender. The Chinese rule us pretty much like they do in China. So economically not much changes. You keep your job and house etc. P… --- ## [Computers in the Operating Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-in-the-operating-room/944080)
**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computers-in-the-operating-room/944080 "2021-06-18T21:30:09Z")
A good friend had surgery the other day and I’m sorry to say is not doing well. As far as I know, the surgery itself went fine. It’s not like any surgical mistakes were made. Nonetheless, he’s experienced some troubli… --- ## [Help me, an aging web developer, plan my next career move](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-an-aging-web-developer-plan-my-next-career-move/944469)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-an-aging-web-developer-plan-my-next-career-move/944469 "2021-06-18T15:00:19Z")
So I am a front end web developer, getting up there in age-- retirement age is 10 years out, give or take. I’ve traditionally been a crossover web designer / front end developer-- I started as a graphic designer and move… --- ## [Aging, Hearing and Medical Mishaps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aging-hearing-and-medical-mishaps/944492)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aging-hearing-and-medical-mishaps/944492 "2021-06-18T14:35:51Z")
I’ve been reading Elderhood by noted geriatrician Louise Aronson. Wondered what Dopers think of this? Great read. There are countless examples where a different norm is listed for older adults based on averages, not o… --- ## [Does anybody still use cotton handkerchiefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-cotton-handkerchiefs/943753)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-still-use-cotton-handkerchiefs/943753 "2021-06-18T11:56:16Z")
So it has happened again this week: I forgot a paper handkerchief in some pocket before stuffing it in the washing mashine and the whole laundry is now peppered with tiny paper scraps and they are a pain to remove. I gue… --- ## [Question on traffic law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-traffic-law/944366)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-traffic-law/944366 "2021-06-18T02:57:39Z")
I’m putting this in IMHO because my son got cited for causing an accident so in effect an ongoing court case. I know you’re not a lawyer or my lawyer or distributing legal advice. And since it is a traffic law, mileage … --- ## [Treadmill: repair or replace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-repair-or-replace/944485)
**Author:** [@Puzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Puzzler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2021, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treadmill-repair-or-replace/944485 "2021-06-18T00:22:30Z")
I have an 8 years old treadmill (by York Fitness). Apparently, the deck broke, and replacing it (and the belt, that must be replaced too) comes to about one third of the price of a new machine. I’m contemplating if it i… --- ## [Buying a car - lease then buy it out immediately, or pay cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-lease-then-buy-it-out-immediately-or-pay-cash/944479)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-lease-then-buy-it-out-immediately-or-pay-cash/944479 "2021-06-17T20:40:19Z")
I’m buying a new car (an EV), and am definitely buying, not leasing. The dealer is encouraging me to lease it, then buy out the lease in a couple weeks. He says the price will be essentially the same, the only difference… --- ## [Significant Others and Extreme Attractiveness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-and-extreme-attractiveness/944297)
**Author:** [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-and-extreme-attractiveness/944297 "2021-06-17T18:02:29Z")
Those of you with either an extremely attractive spouse (or are viewed as extremely attractive yourself), how do you cope with the inevitable awkwardness from those who are “on the outside?” I worked with an attractive … --- ## [Advice on staining furniture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-staining-furniture/944331)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-staining-furniture/944331 "2021-06-16T22:27:50Z")
I’m assuming a number of folks here are handier than I, so am asking for advice on staining a desk. Have a room with bright walls that don’t really go with a dark brown furniture colour. Bought a nice used desk for tha… --- ## [Should I, or should I not, feed my dogs a grain free diet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-or-should-i-not-feed-my-dogs-a-grain-free-diet/944097)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-or-should-i-not-feed-my-dogs-a-grain-free-diet/944097 "2021-06-16T21:47:35Z")
I looked on the interwebs for an answer. The answer was … Grain free may or may-not be linked to a heart condition. don’t ask us, talk to your vet. For what, exactly?? This was PetMD and AKC. You guys consult with vets… --- ## [Age gaps in relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-gaps-in-relationships/818556)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-gaps-in-relationships/818556 "2021-06-16T13:50:42Z")
What’s the largest age gap in a relationship you’ve been in, or have seen? For me, it was college. I know I might be judged for saying this, but in my sophomore year of college, when I was 19/20, I was in a year-long re… --- ## [Unexpected result of volunteering for a medical trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-result-of-volunteering-for-a-medical-trial/944369)
**Author:** [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexpected-result-of-volunteering-for-a-medical-trial/944369 "2021-06-16T05:09:13Z")
I signed up as a volunteer for an ALZ trial here locally. With both parents having dementia and/or ALZ, it was important to me. I had interviews, blood and urine tests, mental acuity tests and then a PET scan. I was happ… --- ## [Moving in together and finances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-in-together-and-finances/943543)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-in-together-and-finances/943543 "2021-06-16T04:03:51Z")
Hi everyone, I’d like your input. My boyfriend is planning on moving in with me this summer. This is a house that I bought five years ago, and I can’t figure out what would be a fair financial arrangement. Since I’ve … --- ## [What insurance do you buy because you want to and not because it’s required?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insurance-do-you-buy-because-you-want-to-and-not-because-it-s-required/944005)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-insurance-do-you-buy-because-you-want-to-and-not-because-it-s-required/944005 "2021-06-16T03:57:15Z")
By “required”, I’m thinking of homeowner’s, auto, and medical. I understand that in some cases, those types of insurance are not always required but for the most part, either a lien-holder or the government requires it. … --- ## [How Do You Declare A 'Day'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-declare-a-day/943822)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-declare-a-day/943822 "2021-06-16T02:31:43Z")
As I understand it, there is an ice cream day, a doughnut day. A cat day, a dog day. You get the picture. How do you declare a day? And do you even need legislative action? And if you don’t, then can in fact anyone do i… --- ## [Male, Sexually Active Octogenarian in Senior Home - Sweet & Harmless, or Predator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-sexually-active-octogenarian-in-senior-home-sweet-harmless-or-predator/944111)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-sexually-active-octogenarian-in-senior-home-sweet-harmless-or-predator/944111 "2021-06-16T02:11:37Z")
This article in HuffPost raised the question for me: The upshot: author’s widowed father (now deceased) moved into a senior retirement community and has been emotionally, romantically, and presumably physically involve… --- ## [How do you post to the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-post-to-the-sdmb/943624)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2021, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-post-to-the-sdmb/943624 "2021-06-16T01:15:16Z")
Simple poll: which device do you use most often to post to the SDMB? poll I mostly use my phone to post to the SDMB. I think that’s why I don’t tend to write very long posts nor posts which require multiple cites. When… --- ## [Letting a senior expat use your address as their permanent Medicare mailing address](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-a-senior-expat-use-your-address-as-their-permanent-medicare-mailing-address/944267)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letting-a-senior-expat-use-your-address-as-their-permanent-medicare-mailing-address/944267 "2021-06-15T21:57:31Z")
A friend has a brother and sister-in-law who are planning on moving to Mexico permanently. I think it’s a dumb move especially because the guy has chronic health problems, but nobody asked me or my friend for our opinion… --- ## [Any issues with different pills touching each other…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-issues-with-different-pills-touching-each-other/944231)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-issues-with-different-pills-touching-each-other/944231 "2021-06-15T19:06:21Z")
….for extended periods of time? Since I now am taking a daily prescription pill, I decided to buy a small pill case from CVS. I travel light, so needed something small to fit in my pocket. While small, it can hold abo… --- ## [What makes a negative observation/comment about someone into a "shaming" comment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-negative-observation-comment-about-someone-into-a-shaming-comment/944195)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-negative-observation-comment-about-someone-into-a-shaming-comment/944195 "2021-06-15T15:45:39Z")
If I say, “\[A certain actress\] has put on forty pounds in the last seven years, and I don’t think she’s attractive anymore,” is that fat shaming? What about, “Mary Lou dyed her hair blond, but I think she was more attra… --- ## [What retro clothing would you like to see back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-retro-clothing-would-you-like-to-see-back/939550 "2021-06-15T13:12:20Z")
Come Covid and everyone seems to be wearing sweat pants and Crocs. Comfortable and low maintenance. Even banking commercials are joking about not wearing pants. It won’t last forever. What previous clothing style wou… --- ## [Time: a guaranteed stain remover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-a-guaranteed-stain-remover/944291)
**Author:** [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-a-guaranteed-stain-remover/944291 "2021-06-15T03:13:49Z")
I’m not putting this in GQ because I don’t think there is a singular answer. Suppose the following hypothetical. (1) Cut out a 12 x 12 centimeter square from an old white T-shirt. (2) Get into a fistfight with your be… --- ## [Tell me about gutter guards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-gutter-guards/944179)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-gutter-guards/944179 "2021-06-15T00:35:59Z")
…or leaf filters, or gutter covers, or whatever you call 'em: those mesh screens that are installed over a house’s gutters to keep leaves out so that, supposedly, you don’t have to go up and clean out your gutters. (And… --- ## [Looking for new garage door opener](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-new-garage-door-opener/944133)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-new-garage-door-opener/944133 "2021-06-14T23:03:38Z")
My opener is 17 years old and works fine, but it’s lacking a few features common on today’s models. A battery backup system. I live in the country and power outages are not an everyday occurrence, but seem to occur as I… --- ## [Shower leak repair conundrum: can't afford expensive tile/drywall work, is there another way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-leak-repair-conundrum-cant-afford-expensive-tile-drywall-work-is-there-another-way/943724)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shower-leak-repair-conundrum-cant-afford-expensive-tile-drywall-work-is-there-another-way/943724 "2021-06-14T19:58:41Z")
Our shower leaks badly – more like it runs continuously (enough to quadruple our water bill). The cold-water valve stem is ruined in such a way that it cannot be shut off. Two plumbers have told us that a piece “on the b… --- ## [Would you rather have telepathy or precognition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-telepathy-or-precognition/943777)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-have-telepathy-or-precognition/943777 "2021-06-14T18:53:23Z")
Precognition: You can see up to 30 days into the future (both personal and impersonal events) with the ability to change it. You’ll also be able to see the outcomes of decisions you haven’t made yet so you can choose whi… --- ## [Talk to my about my triglycerides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-my-about-my-triglycerides/943943)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-my-about-my-triglycerides/943943 "2021-06-14T17:38:54Z")
(I have no idea where to post this, so I’m shooting here. Maybe more MPSIMP)… Talk to me about triglycerides. I don’t know what they are or why mine are so dumb-high. I’ve been really working on my health since March. … --- ## [Electric Scooters for Adults?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-for-adults/944174)
**Author:** [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-scooters-for-adults/944174 "2021-06-14T14:27:27Z")
I’m a grown adult bored out of my mind in this pandemic and in somewhat of a midlife crisis. I see young people on these rental electric scooters, and even some kids are riding around with the neighborhood on one their p… --- ## [Generic drug names with alternating consonants and vowels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-drug-names-with-alternating-consonants-and-vowels/944023)
**Author:** [@blabbermeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blabbermeister)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generic-drug-names-with-alternating-consonants-and-vowels/944023 "2021-06-14T00:06:29Z")
A thread here mentions the generic drug aducanamab and that reminded me of this question. It seems to me an unusually high proportion of generic drug names have this quality. Please do not respond with a counterexample… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=253)